Curtain-frame.



No. 824,484. PATENTED JUNE 26, 1900.

P. A. JUSTICE.

CURTAINA FRAME. APPLICATION PVILED DBC. 18, 1905.

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I A useul improvements in curtain-frames; and

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

FRANKLIN ALLEN JUSTICE, oF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-FRAME.

To all whom it` may concern:

- Beit known that I, FRANKLIN ALLEN JUS- TICE a citizen of the UnitedSta-tes ofAme'rica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Alleghenyand State of- Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Imrovements in Curtain-Frames, of which t e following is a s eciflcation,reference being had therein to t e accompanying drawings.

This invention relates' to certain new and the primary obj ect of thisinvention is to provide an adjustableframe upon which one or morecurtains may be stretched.

My invention aims to provide a curtainframe which can be easily,quickly, and accurately ladjusted to hold varioussizes of curtains, andin this connection my improved Jframe is adapted to be used forstretchin curtains after they have beenwashed an cleansed to preventthem from shrinking and to maintain them in their proper shape until'they have vbecome thoroughly dried. To

this .end I have also devised novel means for into engagement with theframe, whereby said frame in its entirety may becollapsed into a compactand easily-handled form.

With the above and other obj ect's in view, which will more readilyappear as the nature of' the invention is better understood, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts to be vproved frame, and

hereinafter more fully described and claimed,

and referring to the drawings accompanying this applicatlon, likenumerals of reference designate corresponding; parts throughout both theviews, in which- Figure 1 is a perpective view of my imig. 2 is across-sectional view taken on the line m of Fig. 1.

To put my invention into practlce, I con;

. struct my improved frame of two end' rails 1 1 and two sectional siderails 2 2, each side rail consisting of sections 3 and 4. The end railsand sections of side rails are provided with longitudinally-disposedslots 5, whereby the end and side rails may be adjustably connectedtogether to form a rectangular frame adapted to support a curtain. rIfhesections 3 and 4 of each side rail are connected together by screw-bolts6 6, said bolts passing through the slots 5 5 of said sections andhaving their ends rovided with. winged thumb-nuts 7, where y thesections 3 and 4 of each side rail v l dSpecification of Letters Patent.Application filed December '18, 1905. Serial No. 222,324.

supporting the frame in an-'inclined position, means being constructedto neatly fold ratented .rune 2e, 1906.

can be iirmly'clamped together by said .thumb-nuts upon the screw-bolts6 6.

The outer ends of the side rails 2 2 areadjust'-v ably connected to theends of the rails 1 1 by similar screw-bolts and winged nuts 8 8 and 9'9, said screw-bolts passing through the slots of the end rails. y

In order to secure a curtain within my improved frame, I provide theinner sides or edges of the end and side rails with a plurality of hooks10, having screw-,threadedshanks 11, which engage inthe rails. The hookswhen. not in use'are turned whereby their'hook-shaped ends'will lie in aplane rotating horizontal with the rails -1 1 and 2 2 butwhen'said frameis to be used Vthe hooks are turned a quarter of -a revolution, wherebytheir hook-shaped ends will extend u wardly to permit of a curtain beingeasily p aced in engagement with said hooks.

\ When the frame is used, it isnecessary that means be provided tosupport the same in a vertical or inclined position; this beingessentialwhen the curtain stretched in said frame is to be dried and bleached bythe slin or in front of a stove or furnace. To support said frame in laninclinedosition, I provide the l i outer edges or sides o the e'nd railsl 1 'with i, oted legs 12 12,-saidflegs being adapted to ibld wardlyagainst the outer edges of said railsdTo .brace the legs when the frame.is

bein supported in an'inclined osition', I em oytoggle-levers 14 14, thee ges of the en rails, together with the legs 12 12, being cut away, asat 15 15 and 16.16, respectively,- to accommodatethe toggle-levers whenthe legs are folded-inwardly against the outer at 20, said graduationsinsuringa rectangular trame being' formedwhen the rails of said frameare evenly adjusted in accordance with the graduatIons of said rails.

eing adapted to engage the opposite'V ICO im roved frame, I havegraduated the'v si es o the end rails 1 1 and side rails 2 2, as

The manner of adjusting my improved frame is obvious; but l desire tocall ettenftion to the fact that when the freine isnot being used thebraces 18 .18 can be folded against their side rails, the legs 12 12 asinst their end rails, and the cerner screw-bo ts 8 8 and 9 9 loosenedto permit of the frame being collapsed-that is, one side rail and oneend rail being folded as close as possible upon the other end rail endside rail-whereby en oblong and compact article will be formed' of theframe, which can be easily 'stored away in a comparatively small spaceuntil it is desired to use the seme.` l

I preferably construct my improved frame of light and durable Wood; butthe material from which the seme is constructed is erbitrary, I simplyhaving devised a collapsible and easily-adjusted frame, which can bemade of any desired size and any desired materiaJ seeded.

A. curtain-frame embodyingV` two slotted end rails, two sectional sidemils edjustsbly ,connectedto' said end rails, legs pivetelly connectedto seidend rails, toggle-levers pivn otally connecting seid legs endsaid end rta-ils,4 telescopic braces pivotally connected. to ene of saidside reils7 the free ends of seid braces being adapted to beer againstthe other side rail, inwardly-extending revoluble hooks cerried f by allof Tthe rails, meensiior adjusting said side rails, and v)ineensforadjusting seid braces.

ln testimony whereof ll affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses,

FRANKLKN ALLEN JUSTICE.

y Vlitnesses:

, H. C. EVERT,

E. E. POTTER.

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